Peer Publisher

The FREE peer editing website

Goals and Objectives:

Description

Welcome to Peer Publisher! This peer-editing website is designed for YOU! Simply register for a free account and you can have your papers edited by your peers for FREE! Our premise is simple quid pro quo: help others and you will be helped back. When you edit another peer’s paper, you earn “Publisher Points” which you can use to receive editing on your work from another peer when desired. We are people helping people learn and improve. Enjoy!

Client

students of all ages who strive to learn and improve their work.

Target Audience

Students of all ages, but mainly high school and college students. These people are young adults who strive to improve their work in every and any way. They will be looking to help each other out by editing one another's work, but also learning from reading other students' papers during the process. In sum, everybody benefits!

1) Help improve your work

2) Help improve the work of others

3) Learn from reading and editing others' work

Site Map:

PeerPublisher.com's homepage consists of the site's logo, a brief welcome and description, and consists of all of the site's links.

The "About" link describes a more detailed explanation and purpose of PeerPublisher.com, it's terms and conditions of use, and contact information

The "Help" link allows users to leave any comments or suggestions and seek any help to solve troubleshooting problems or to simply learn to navigate PeerPublisher.com more easily.

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Competitive Analysis

PeerPublisher.com

Website

About

PeerPublisher.com is a free website that allows students of all ages to help each other peer review, edit, and revise their papers.

What Works

PeerPublisher.com is a simple design layout that gets straight to the point.

PeerPublisher.com is easy to navigate for everyone. Whether you are an internet guru or a newbie, this site is for you!

PeerPublisher.com is a "fiat money" website. That is, free for you to use, but you can earn "points" by editing another user's paper. In turn, you can spend these "points" when you wish to have your paper edited.

What Doesn't

PeerPublisher.com's file attachment feature has yet to be created.

PeerPublisher.com's homepage needs revising.

PeerPublisher.com's homepage image is limited to the subject of history. It needs to cover all subjects in a single image.

Ratemyprofessors.com

Website

About

Allows students to grade their professors based on different categories.

What Works

Ratemyprofessors.com has clear, visible tabs that users can see without trying to

Ratemyprofessors.com has a colorful design layout that attracts a young audience of college students

Ratemyprofessors.com has a simple search option that allows users to find their professor with ease

What Doesn't

There is a lot of advertisements that clutter the website

The "newsfeed" gives a lot of information which most users do not find useful

The "login" feature is difficult to see without searching for it

Papercheck.com

Website

About

Allows students of all ages to have their papers edited for a (quite expensive) charge

What Works

Papercheck.com's "register/login" feature is large and easily visible to new users

Papercheck.com prices per page are listed on the homepage in order to immediately notify users how the website functions

Papercheck.com describes the websites purpose and how it functions on the homepage

What Doesn't

The charges are expensive

The image used on the homepage is dry and emotion-less

The advertsements clutter the right side of the homepage

editing-services.org

Website

About

A professional paper-editing service

What Works

The webiste design is friendly

The login/register feature is clearly visible

The website's description is clear and honest

What Doesn't

The paper-editing services are not cheap

The "Services" feature on the left side of the site could be raised up so it is more visible to new users

The description is very long. It could be shortened so users can read it with ease and understand it better.

Ohio.edu/blackboard

Website

About

Allows Ohio University students to check their professors' announcements, homework, grades, etc.

What Works

The tabs are large and easily visible

The Tools section is simple and at the top of the page for quick and easy access

Courses are large and easily accessible

What Doesn't

Some class courses have not been removed from prior quarters, cluttering the "courses" section with irrelevant material

The website design is bland and could use some more creativity, but not much more to avoid unecessary cluttering